Stan Gibson

In a renewal of hostilities after last summers bitter proxy battle, dissident shareholders called once again for the ouster of top management at Computer Associates International Inc. In a letter to CAs board of directors on behalf of Ranger Governance Ltd., a Dallas-based investment company founded and controlled by Sam Wyly, resignations were requested of […]

CHICAGO–Mobile computing is well beyond the gadget stage and must be integrated with enterprise networks and applications. So say speakers at this years Comdex Chicago 2002 here. The show, formerly a large national event and now a much smaller regional one, served as the backdrop for Research In Motion Ltd.s announcement of the Blackberry 5810, […]

As Lou Gerstner makes ready to exit the IBM stage, to the sound of applause from many observers, he is handing the reins over to a lifetime IBM employee, Sam Palmisano. Most observers are saying its the end of one era and the beginning of another one. The question is, what will the new era […]

Dow Jones Inc. will soon join the businesses coming back to Lower Manhattan when it returns to One World Financial Center, which it vacated on Sept. 11. But the company wont be bringing back its production data center, which has been moved to the companys South Brunswick, N.J., facility. And it will be reducing its […]

In an effort to provide smaller companies with a technology jump-start in the wake of Sept. 11, the Commerce Department, IT vendors and other business executives unveiled last week a Web site with links to IT service and equipment suppliers. The site, called NYITAssist.com, is part of the ReStart Central initiative to assist businesses that […]

The threat of anthrax-contaminated mail may not have U.S. corporations overhauling their internal mail processes, but it does have companies considering electronic communications for additional business activities, such as bill payment, for the first time. Technologies for e-mail marketing, online billing and account management, and electronic signatures are generating more interest in the wake of […]

A heightened terrorism alert warning from Attorney General John Ashcroft means one thing to IT managers: business as usual. IT executives said they are already on alert and there is nothing more they can do to make their companies ready for a possible attack, the nature and timing of which were not defined in a […]

Forty-seven hours after the impact at the World Trade Centers North Tower took the lives of 733 Cantor Fitzgerald LP staff, including 150 IT workers, the industry-leading bond company was once again taking orders for U.S. Treasury bonds. The reason: a well-conceived disaster recovery plan and skillful, round-the-clock execution on the part of eSpeed Inc., […]

Its commonplace to say that the Sept. 11 attacks have changed everything. It may seem disrespectful to say so, but some things have changed for the better. For example, finally, top corporate management is paying attention to disaster recovery preparedness. That theme emerged from the Technology Managers Forums “Technology Strategies for Business Recovery” conference in […]

The latest strategies IT managers are considering to protect their infrastructures from possible attacks go well beyond computer hardware. Since Sept. 11, the scenario building has led security-conscious users down three distinct paths: securing facilities, data and, especially, people. With mirrored facilities and data backups offering protection from outright attacks on buildings, the focus has […]